Preparation

For The Dough

• 1 Combine the Olive oil, salt and eggs. Gently mix together adding drops of water as needed until all the flour is absorbed and the texture is smooth.
• 2 Gather the dough together and begin to knead.
• 3 Cover with a bowl slightly larger than the dough so that it doesn't dry out.
• 4 Let the dough “rest” until you are ready to make the ravioli.

Ravioli Filling

• 1 When ready to make the filling, rinse herbs and dry thoroughly. Mince fine along with the garlic.
• 2 Brown the ground meats in a pan and drain. When browned and drained, pulse together in a food processor and add back into unrinsed pot.
• 3 Cook Swiss chard and pulse in the food processor. Press water out until almost dry, then cook in the same pan as the browned beef and pork until any additional moisture evaporates. Put ground meats and Swiss chard in a large bowl.
• 4 Add herbs, salt and pepper, garlic, cheese and eggs. Mix together.
• 5 Begin to add the bread crumbs slowly until the filling holds together nicely. Set aside.
• 6 Cut one-quarter piece of dough, keeping the remainder covered so it does not dry out.
• 7 Flatten the piece of dough with your hands to an approximate 4-inch oval of 1-inch thickness.
• 8 Make sure the dough is floured well so that it does not stick when it goes through the pasta machine’s cylinders.
• 9 Set the pasta machine at 10 and run the dough through the cylinders.
• 10 Repeat the process, re-setting the machine at 8, 6, 4 and then 1.5. This will allow the dough to stretch easily as the pasta sheet achieves the desired thickness and length.
• 11 Fold over the sheet of dough, marking the mid-point corners to indicate the half-point of the dough. Using the mid-point markings, cut the dough in half.
• 12 Spread 4 large dollops of filling over one sheet of the dough.
• 13 Top with second sheet.
• 14 Using a wooden yardstick, measure and mark ravioli pieces.
• 15 Cut ravioli with ravioli cutter.
• 16 Store in a box layered with parchment paper to prevent the pieces from sticking and drying out.
• 17 Repeat until all dough is used.
• 18 Save the scraps. Freeze and serve them with leftover sauce for light dinner.
• 19 To cook the ravioli, bring a large pot of water to the boil, adding several tablespoons of salt to the water.
• 20 Drop the ravioli into the boiling water, stirring just a bit to split them up.
• 21 Cook until the ravioli rise to the top of the pot, approximately 2 minutes. Drain. Place Ravioli in Gravy sauce (see recipe), sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve.

Gravy

• 1 Heat 2-3 tablespoons Olive oil in a deep pot.
• 2 Salt both sides of the short ribs and add to the pot and sear on all sides to seal the juices.
• 3 When the roast is nicely browned, remove from pan and set aside.
• 4 Cut onions into a small dice and add to pot with a couple tablespoons of salt.
• 5 Sauté until the liquid from the onions evaporates and the onions develop a lightly browned crust on the bottom. (Patience: the browned bottom crust from the onions will enhance the flavor of the gravy).
• 6 Re-constitute the dried mushrooms by pouring hot water over them in a small bowl. Set aside.
• 7 Mince garlic and the fresh herbs.
• 8 Add the minced garlic and the herbs to the onion mixture.
• 9 Cook for 3-5 minutes.
• 10 Drain soaked mushrooms and save water. Puree or mince the dried mushrooms and add to the pot.
• 11 Add wine until reduced and absorbed into the onion-herb mixture. You may need to add a little more wine as the mixture cooks down to avoid burning the onion–herb mixture.
• 12 Add can of tomato puree, tomato sauce and mix until absorbed.
• 13 Return the roast meat to the sauce.
• 14 Add the mushroom liquid, bring to the boil and then lower heat to a simmer.
• 15 Check for taste frequently—add more sugar or jam, hot sauce and more salt if needed.
• 16 Let cook at a medium simmer on top of the stove for 2-3 hours until the meat begins to break down and melds into the liquid. Remove from stove top, set aside and remove remaining meat from gravy. Set aside.

To Serve

• 1 Place Meat on a dish along with the Ravioli’s and Gravy.